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re: Mozilla’s CEO steps down amid gay marriage furor[W:577]

Originally Posted by Hard Truth

As I said, I think it is OK to limit a CEO's public expression of opinion because CEOs do represent the company to investors, clients and the public. For lower level employees there should be a right to freely express opinions or live any lifestyle outside of work. I would like to laws protecting that right. Such a law would also protect companies form being held responsible for the opinions of their employees since they would not be allowed to control the employee's activities outside of work.

I believe those protections should be in place for all levels.

Originally Posted by Top Cat

At least Bill saved his transgressions for grown women. Not suggesting what he did was OK. But he didn't chase 14 year olds.

re: Mozilla’s CEO steps down amid gay marriage furor[W:577]

I wasn't referring to democracy within a company, I'm referring to the general political impact of people facing a risk of getting fired for expressing their political opinions outside of work.

The CEO is the face of the company, and will always face greater scrutiny than some schlub in accounts. Would you say Obama is more or less accountable for their opinions than, say, me? Would you say his opinions and political endorsements have such an impact on the country that he should be accountable for them?

re: Mozilla’s CEO steps down amid gay marriage furor[W:577]

Originally Posted by Hicup

Boy people really can't read can they? I already stated that I don't care if another browser support gay marriage. What I despise is corporations firing or inviting to leave employees who donate to political ideology. As River has been saying all through this thread that this is a dangerous precedent for ANY corporation to follow. People will and often do vote with their pocket books, and as many people who support gay marriage there are as many if not more that support traditional marriage and find absolutely nothing wrong with anyone donating to a cause that is trying to preserve that philosophy.

The bigots here are the Mozilla firefox clowns. Facebook, Twitter and any other social media can flare up quickly, and Mozilla and any other corporation doesn't want that, and would be wise to just stay out of the whole taking a stand routine. This man didn't do anything wrong, and he should not be pressured to step down for doing it.

In poll data released last week, the Pew Research Center reported 61 percent of Republicans and those who lean toward the Republican Party aged 18 to 29 favor the legal marriage of same-sex couples, as opposed to the 27 percent aged 50 and older.
College Republicans, a conservative student group on campus, adheres to the official ideology of the GOP, according to Zach Berberich, accounting junior and communications director for the organization. Berberich said students coming into UT tend to have a high respect for individual liberty.
“College students tend to come in with really libertarian viewpoints,” Berberich said. “A lot of students think it’s not the government’s job to intervene at all in marriage. A lot of us tend to say ‘it’s not our business. As long as it’s not hurting us, then let it be.’”

looks like the younger generations on all ideologies are shifting towards acceptance. Younger folks being the most tech oriented, it was a good move on mozilla's part.

re: Mozilla’s CEO steps down amid gay marriage furor[W:577]

Originally Posted by Hicup

I'm just a single voice, but it's mine and I intend to use it whenever I can.

Tim-

I just find it funny that a thousand dollar contribution to an anti same sex marriage campaign could culminate into some dude taking a web browser off his computer. What a strange world we live in today.